Cinema for the ears.
new horizons.
7PM 23 April 2026
International Reformed
Evangelical Church Sydney
556–558 Botany Rd Alexandria 2015
Horizon Classical is a public concert series built around a single conviction: the audience's experience matters as much as the performance. Each concert runs for around one hour, without interval. Immersive. Intentional. Designed from the listener's perspective.
New Horizons brings together two of the most vividly human works in the orchestral canon. Haydn at his most playful and searching. Copland at his most open and still. Woven together with visual storytelling, this is a guided, immersive encounter with music — a direct and personal experience designed for first-time listeners and those returning with fresh ears alike.
Book NowLive orchestral music in an intimate venue
One hour. No interval. Complete and continuous.
Designed for every curious listener
new horizons.
Haydn
Symphony No. 6 in D major — “Le Matin”
Written for the court at Esterházy in 1761, Le Matin opens with a slow, shimmering sunrise before breaking into music of irresistible energy and good humour. Haydn is playful, inventive, and warm — a composer who delighted in the act of listening as much as the act of playing. This is music that feels alive in the room.
Copland
Appalachian Spring — Chamber Version
Originally composed for thirteen instruments, Appalachian Spring is one of the great American works: open, spacious, and quietly profound. It moves through celebration and stillness with equal grace, arriving at a final simplicity that stays with you long after the last note. In the chamber version, every detail is audible. There is nowhere to hide, and nothing needs to.
Hans Sangtoki
Every element of a Horizon Classical concert is shaped by one question: what does the listener actually experience in the room?
The concert runs for approximately one hour without interruption. The continuity is deliberate. It gives you something whole — a complete arc of listening that builds, breathes, and resolves. No break means no moment where the spell lifts.
Each Horizon Classical concert weaves symphonic music with film and visual narrative. The two forms deepen each other. What you see shapes what you hear. What you hear changes what you see. The result is something closer to a lived experience than a performance.
You do not need any background in classical music to be here. The concert is designed for people who are genuinely curious — whether this is your first time sitting in front of an orchestra or your fiftieth. The repertoire is chosen for its capacity to engage. It is presented with care for the person in the room.
No. You can arrive as you are and follow the music as it unfolds. The concert is designed for those new to this kind of listening, and for those returning to it.
Approximately 60 minutes. There is no interval.
This programme features:
The evening also includes a short documentary film presented before the music.
The concert begins with a film by JSquared Studios. It reflects on how music shapes the lives of ordinary people and leads into the listening experience that follows.
Horizon Orchestral Studio — a chamber orchestra of professional Sydney musicians, led by emerging conductors. The concert is conducted by Hans Sangtoki.
Please arrive 10 to 15 minutes before the start time. Late entry may be limited, so we recommend arriving early to take part in the full programme.
There is no formal dress code. Come as you are.
International Reformed Evangelical Church Sydney
556–558 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015
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